I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to Bang & Olufsen for the incredible Beosound Emerge wireless smart speaker! How can such a tiny speaker sound so good?

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Now had Emerge for a little bit more than a week. I choose the oak version since it would match the interior in the room I had in mind. The build quality is supernice. 

The room is approx 20 sqm, and the Emerge is used mainly for casual radio listening. Agree with Steve that it sounds great considering the size. I notice that the bass is a bit directional and I get the best bass in front of the speaker. It is to be compared with the M3, and I think personally the sound is more detailed on Emerge than M3. 

The shortcut buttons I use for B&O radio favorites.

All my other B&O stuff is on on Beolink, so it is a bit odd feeling that Emerge is outside of that technology. I miss the touch to join, but I have to be patient until the autumn I guess. In my network Airplay do not work well for multiroom (unsynch), so for playing multiroom involving Emerge I have to use Chromecast and that generally works well. But using the B&O app is so much nicer than having to use the apps on my phone and wait for Chromecast to initiate. In Sweden where I am Deezer is not covered by Google Assistance yet.....

All in all a very nice addition to the lineup 🙂

Has there been any official announcement about the Emerge vanishing?  It isn't merely "Not In Stock" on the website, it's just gone.   Outside North America, you can still see it if you have a direct link, e.g. https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/gb/speakers/beosound-emerge , but only GVA oak/gold are left.  April to November, that's a pretty short romance.

My guess is that they dont want it on there webside when it is out of stock.

As they almost every week now make changes on their webside to sell more.

This is of cause not very good for the dealers who still have it in stock.

And why is it not in stock? There is the missing components, and it is using the same "Brain" as the Level and Beolab 28. So they properly bet on these two instead, higher revenue and profit.

It simply cannot already be discounted, that would be bonkers. 

Emil Jensen wrote:

My guess is that they dont want it on there webside when it is out of stock.

As they almost every week now make changes on their webside to sell more.

This is of cause not very good for the dealers who still have it in stock.

And why is it not in stock? There is the missing components, and it is using the same "Brain" as the Level and Beolab 28. So they properly bet on these two instead, higher revenue and profit.

It simply cannot already be discounted, that would be bonkers. 

I also have the information from my dealer that the Level is what they need to prioritize over the Emerge due to the global supply chain crisis and in light of consumer demands. Even the Level is sort of impacted because I have asked about if they could do a Bespoke version, and HQ Sales said they could not prioritize a Bespoke version for the moment due to large demand for the standard options.

In addition, my dealer also claimed B&O would not be able to deliver the Emerge until next spring. I don't remember if he said March or May, but I had the impression that it was coming back next spring. That's why I was not too surprised when they pulled it from their website. Usually they'd leave it uploaded and you'd have the information "not in stock", but I suppose these are unusual times.

I'd also like to get an Emerge but have been waiting to see if it would perhaps show up in another colour/material combination, but I doubt that if they cannot even deliver standard options.

Update: I have checked a third-party website that also sells the Emerge here in Norway, and according to them they would have delivery of the speaker in the first half of May.